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>> up next on 11 news, a police involved shooting sends a man to the hospital. >> one person's dead after a house fire in east baltimore. what neighbors had to say about the victim. >> cheering crowds for both the presidential candidates where they visited. >> and the first full day of the grand prix is in the books. what you can expect today. 11 news sunday morning starts right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> live, local, late breaking, this is 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome to 11 news sunday morning, i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. first let's check outside with meteorologist tony pann. it stinks, it's swampy outside. it's nasty. >> 5:00 in the morning!
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>> don't you think it smells funny outside? >> i don't know where you were traveling. >> where were you? >> the air quality in baltimore stinks. >> the mold spores are high because of the rain. >> you don't stink, though. >> i did shower this morning. >> thank you. >> we did shower -- not together. >> where is this show going? it's 5:00 and you've dragged us into the mud. 72 at the airport, humidity over 90%. you'll feel that when you step outside this morning but i think it's going to stay dry this morning. this afternoon and this evening, scattered storms will develop. not everyone will see rain but you'll have to dodge rain drops in some neighborhoods and some of that rain could be heavy. high near 84. the seven-day forecast when we return. >> the finish line almost here,
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one more day left of the baltimore grand prix. >> 11 news reporter george lettis made a pit stop by the track to see how things are going. the race to the end of the second annual grand prix of baltimore is in the home stretch. so far, the new organizers of the race say despite literal bump in the road, it's been a success, even though they know they won't make money on this. >> we came on board so late. we had about 100 days and we are realistic. to do it right, you need more than 100 days. >> making money was a big issue for downtown restaurants last year. a lack of marketing and access to places like harbor east, federal hill and little italy brought disappointing business. so far this year -- >> but this year it's improved. they're more familiar with what roads are closed and which ways they can travel so if you come to little italy, you will not be blocked by any barricades.
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>> the races on saturday ended at around 6:30 instead of around p.m. last year and we are told they redesigned the track to allow better access to neighborhoods. but do these crowds compare to the average saturday night? >> it's definitely slower. it's a holiday weekend. we were hoping the grand prix would bring in more business for us. we had meetings, we were trying to pool everything together and get a party going for after the races. >> the city and race organizers know there are going to be growing pain. >> our role model is the long beach grand prix. it had a rough year or two getting started but it's now in its 35th year. it's revitalized the downtown of long beach. we see this event with the potential to do that for baltimore or for the east coast. >> speaking of money, the promoters of the race have promised to may vendors and the
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city back the money owed for the race as opposed to what happened last year. in downtown, george lettis, wbal tv-11 news. >> make wbaltv.com your pit stop for baltimore grand prix information . >> this morning, baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that involved several of their own officers. police say two detectives observed an armed man sitting on the steps of a house. when they approached, he went inside. we are told the detectives followed him and the man drew a semi automatic handgun and pointed it in the general direction of police. >> they saw an individual who they believed to be armed with a handgun. as they approached the suspect, the suspect ran inside of the house. the officers pursued him. once inside the house, the suspect pulled out a handgun and the officers fired on the
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suspect. the suspect is in a local hospital. >> the detectives have been placed on routine administrative duty pending an investigation into the shooting. that shooting comes a week after police fired on a man in east baltimore. >> in baltimore county, police have charged a man with an stabbing in essex. in the 500 block of eastern boulevard next to sinix bar they found darrien darryl wilson lov. an acquaintance is being held without bail. county police were also called to the 7100 block of darlington drive in parkville tee bee's place bar, where police found 38-year-old tavares lonell jones. investigators say he was an employee at the bar and was stabbed while breaking up a
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fight between patrons. police are looking for a suspect. >> city fire officials are trying to learn what sparked a fire that killed one person in east baltimore. the fire happened just before 3:00 saturday in the 1500 block of halbrook street. investigators say crews found the body of a man inside the home, pronounced dead on the scene. >> he was a good guy. he was a real good guy. everybody loved him in the neighborhood, everybody loved him. i loved him. the whole neighborhood knew him well. >> police say while searching the building, one firefighter fell through the floor into the basement but was not injured. >> in anne arundel county, police are trying to determine what caused a car accident that killed two people. police say around 10:00 friday night, officers were called to the 3600 block of patucksen river road. driver and a 14-year-old
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passenger were flown to the hospital where they later died. investigators are trying to determine if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. >> the shooting at perry hall high school has local businesses looking for ways to help. serpico's pizza and passaa -- pasta and swan song are donating a portion of proceeds to the family. >> this family is in a tragic place and anything we can do to help them get out of that tragic place they're in and let them know we are behind them with prayers, then that's what we do. >> mccallister says the store will match any doinations made over the weekend into the weekend. >> in the race for the white house, president obama is age -- aiming to build momentum and
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shore up isn't battleground states. mitt romney's campaign made a stop in ohio. steve handlesman has that story. >> president obama hit a sports bar in sioux city, iowa. earlier, in urban dale, he asked, did you watch the republican convention? >> don't boo, vote. >> mr. obama charged mitt romney and paul ryan offered an obsolete message that lacked specifics and purpose. >> there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices but nobody actually bothered to tell you what they were. they know their economic plan isn't popular. >> in florida, mitt romney and paul ryan vowed again to tell hard truths. >> we will not duck the tough issues and we will not kick the can down the road. we will lead. >> ryan has been at ohio state
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on this football saturday. >> ohio! >> mitt romney, in cincinnati, blaming barack obama for america's jobless. >> and today 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or are underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's 0-23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> but the current coach claims a winning season and better ones ahead. >> we've got more good jobs to create. we've got more home-grown energy to generate. >> democratic convention delegates are arriving in charlotte for a week of making their case to the nation. here in north carolina, a swing state, and in colorado, florida, iowa and ohio, polls show this race for the white house very close and show that mitt romney just got a small boost from his convention. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, charlotte. >> and maryland will have
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considerable firepower at this convention. senator barbara mikulski is expected to lead the program. a record number of 12 women candidates are running for congress in 2012. representative steny hoyer will have a prominent role and marge o'malley is slated to speak in charlotte. wbaltv.com is your home for every moment of the democratic national convention from beginning to end culminating with president obama's acceptance speech on thursday. >> it's been a mainstay of pikesville for more than 120 years but yesterday was the final day of business for field's pharmacy. since 1892, field's has sold everything from cards to cosmetics and lunch. but after all these years, field's served its final customers and for some, it's a
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bittersweet goodbye. >> 50 years of coming to one place, lunch, dinner, bringing my mother who has since gone, my sister, the whole family. we have all enjoyed this wonderful -- >> it's a pikesville institution. field's displayed a sign on the door thanking its customers for all their years of support. >> there are people who go there every day for dinner or lunch. so -- >> that's sad. it really is. >> 5:11 and 72 degrees on tv hill. nearly a million people along the gulf coast remain without power. a closer look at they struggle to recover from hurricane isaac still ahead. >> it clocked in near 300 pounds. maryland as sea food company brs its own record. what it took to make that colossal crab cake.
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>> time is about 5:14, we're off to a quiet start. 72 degrees, light west wind at 3 miles per hour. in the tropics, the tropics have been active over the last couple of weeks. this is tropical storm leslie. kirk is way out in the north click but this storm, 70 miles per hour, almost a hurricane and just off to the east-northeast of san juan, 300, 400 miles. it looks like it's on a track to head over towards the east coast and for the most part will stay off shore. this is a computer model plot of all the forecast tracks. when you go into the longer range, some of these forecasts take this close to the new england coast next weekend so we will keep an eye on leslie. it will probably become a hurricane over the next 24 hours. we have our own tropical stuff to deal with.
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this was the remnant low of isaac or ghost of isaac, if you will. you can see it spinning across southern illinois, producing heavy rain, showers and thunderstorms there. here at home it's dry for the time being. strong thunderstorms and heavy rain in ohio but in baltimore, nothing on the radar now and will probably stay dry this morning. if you're doing things outside today, the earlier in the day, the better. it's muggy this morning. the dew points are in the low 70's. you'll feel that outside. 72 at the airport, 69 in parkton, 72 degrees in randallstown. variable clouds, good chance for showers and thunderstorms but not until this afternoon and this evening. if you're going to try to take out the boat, watch for lightning in the afternoon, east-southeast wind at 10. high tide at fort mchenry at 8:22 and the seven-day forecast, good chance for rain tomorrow as
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isaac will be closer to us or what's left of it. 83 on monday for labor day, 60% chance for storms and tapering off in the middle of the week down to 40% on wednesday and clearing up finally on thursday and friday with temperatures in the low to mid 80's. >> there's only two more days left to check out the 131st annual maryland state fair and after a slow first weekend due to weather. fair officials hope to make up for it with big crowds this labor day weekend. officials say there's something for everyone, from food to exhibits to the carnival midway. >> there's everything from the wonderful food to horse racing, to our carnival midway to all exhibits, the livestock. we like to think there's something for everyone. >> country music sensation, the band perry played last night as the fair concert series. the fair is open through labor
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day, tomorrow, until 10:00 p.m. a maryland staple drew a crowd on saturday. handy international set out to break its own record for the world's largest crab cake. it took 200 pounds of crabmeat, eggs and seasoning and more than nine hours to cook and the massive cake was broken up, made into individual sandwiches. >> it's the best crab cake i ever tasted. >> wow. >> wonderful. and it was very exciting. we saw it cooking, then we saw the lid come off, we saw the numbers. great. great fun. >> the crab cake weighed in at 305 pounds, crushing the previous record of 253. that is a lot of crabmeat. >> i want my crab cake to be individual. >> just for you, not part of the masses. >> yes. want it to be a group cake. >> maybe they'll make you your own. i think they should.
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the lisa cake. >> two people dead this morning, thousands at risk. coming up, a deadly mouse borne virus plaguing yosemite national park. >> make sure your child's backpack is packed light and worn right. >> that's a backpack? if you have trouble finding a parking spot when you visit downtown, a local company working to make it easier and cheaper.
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>> 5:21 and 72 degrees on tv hill. in this morning's medical alert, the f.d.a. has approved a new pill to treat hiv. the problem is, many patients won't be able to pay for it. the drug, stribuild, is a
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combination of four different hiv medications. experts say the once-a-day pill is as effective as other drugs on the market but the convenience comes at a high cost -- $28,000 a year. the manufacturer says the price is in line with other treatments for hiv. it's reported that 150 people diive year from allergic reaction to food. a growing number of kids suffer from potential fatal food or insect allergies so one back-to-school supply that might come in handy is an epipen. it could certainly be a lifesaver. >> this just gives you a little extra dose really quickly and helps reverse the processes set in motion when your immune system overreacts to allergen. >> experts say don't take chances with allergies. everyone -- especially school
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nurses and teachers -- should know how to use epipens. a new study shows more than 60% of school age children report back pain from backpacks that are too heavy. one group has partnered with a pediatric group to educate parents. >> students across the state are packing bookbags and heading back to school but that backpack can be a pain, literally. >> the weight on my shoulders is a little much. >> there are a slew of problems you can get from carrying this backpack, one that's too heavy, one that doesn't have enough strapping so you could have shoulder impingements, pain up in your shoulder, raidiating down your arm, neck problems, low back problems, extending into your hips and knees and ankles. >> that's why the hands-on therapy group is partnering with
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amuse toys to hold clinics for parents and students learn how to pack and wear backpacks correctly. it should fall between the shoulders and lower back, not extend any lower. the second step is packing smart. >> you want to pack heavier things closer to your back and lighter things further away. you don't want things to move inside the backpack so pack it nice and tight. when your child wears the backpack, wear it on two shoulders with the strap pulled tight and close to the back. >> opportunities where you don't need to wear the backpack, take it off, put down next to you so if you're waiting for the bus, don't wear it on your back, give yourself a chance to rest. >> parents should go through the child's bookbag every day and take out what's not a needed. >> you might think toys and backpacks, it's not a big deal, but they really do have an
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impact. if you have the right backpack, they'll be more likely to carry things proper and understand what it is they need. >> in baltimore county, kim dacey wbal tv-11 news. >> good luck going through your kid's backpack. we have more news coming up next. here's a look at events around town today. the car on the left was filled up with
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>> there's another way to plan ahead if you're heading downtown to baltimore. a local company is working to make it easier and cheaper to find a parking spot. it's called parking panda. if you're coming downtown for the baltimore grand prix this weekend, we have a way to save money. >> we can save up to $40 for next to the track. >> parking panda is a way to find parking, and save as much as 70% on parking. you type in your destination and choose from any number of locations based on how close you want to park, which it's for the grand prix, a home ravens game or any time you want to come
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downtown. >> a lot of people come downtown save on hotels. we can offer $5 or $7 down the street. >> a lot of parking garages aren't filled on a daily basis. they make money and you get a spot at a reduced rate. for the grand prix, parking panda is securing over 40 different locations, everywhere, from local residents willing to rent out driveways, to business lots. >> we seek out private business lots and able to take over the management, all the work away from them so they can make extra money over the weekend. you take a lot 220 spots, that's significant amount of money. >> parking panda is available in d.c. with launches planned in philly and san francisco in september. >> the time, 5:29, 72 degrees on tv hill. the hot weather caused major
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problems at a north carolina football game. and gulf coast residents continue the soggy cleanup process. will take a closer look at the destruction caused by isaac coming up. >> the moisture left before isaac will likely affect the rest of our holiday weekend. [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts! who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts.
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>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. >> welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. >> let's take another look outside with tony. it's hot out there. >> it's muggy and uncomfortable right now, dew points in the low 70's. it is dry right now at least, a little bit of fog in some areas. i think we will get by with dry conditions this morning but later this afternoon, scattered thunderstorms will develop. the high temperature, 84 degrees. when we return, we will look at the seven-day forecast through next week. >> hurricane isaac and the damage it did along the gulf
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coast as cleanup conditions, hundreds of thousands are without power and patience is wearing thin. gabe guiterez reports from new orleans. >> in parts of louisiana, the waters are receding but so is the patience. >> this is the first time i've seen trucks in this neighborhood. thousands of line cruise crewse on the move as the gulf coast struggles to recover from isaac. the slow-moving hurricane knocked out power to more than a million customers in louisiana, mississippi and arkansas. tonight, more than 400,000 homes and businesses are still in the dark, the vast majornity louisiana. outside new orleans, bev goddard was separate for shade after losing power four days ago. >> 95 degrees inside my house so you're not sleeping, not eating a lot. >> this family just got power this afternoon. >> how much inventory do you think you lost? >> we lost between $500 and
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$700,000 worth of inventory, workers are restocking shelves. >> we didn't see any entergy trucks. i don't know where they were. >> frustration is so high that the president of jefferson parish is calling for a state investigation. >> i wouldn't be as upset and infuriated if they were out doing the work but there's no presence on the streets. >> louisiana's main power company, entergy, says crews from around the country are working as fast as possible. >> this was a slow moving category one storm that sat over the city for almost two days and this was more of a wind event. >> in plaqueman's parish, power, or lack of it, is not the most pressing concern. some people still can't see their homes. others are thankful for what they salvaged. >> i saved everything on my second floor and my little boy's
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tortoise. that's all he wanted. >> the b.p. oil company is donating a million dollar to hurricane isaac recovery efforts. agencies in louisiana and mississippi will receive half of the donation. b.p. says it's assisting employees and families in the flooded areas. >> an apparent tornado touched down and caused damage at a small airport in arkansas saturday afternoon. hangars were torn apart and small planes scattered like toys. in greenville, north carolina, more than 100 fans were treated for heat-related illnesses during the football game on saturday. of the 300 treated, officials say more than 50 had to be taken the hospital.
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a couple of people suffered heart attacks or seizures. a man is dead after falling from the upper deck during a football game at the georgia dome. 20-year-old isaac grubb of tennessee was watching north carolina state play tennessee when he fell about 35 feet and landed on another fan. both men were taken to the hospital where grubb later died. an investigation will take place but officials say it appears to have been an accident. >> beachgoers in massachusetts received quite a surprise saturday. the discovery that forced officials to close the beach. >> and more on a deadly mouse borne virus overtaking yosemite national park. national park. >> rain in the forecast.
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>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> and welcome back. time coming up about 5:39, 72 degrees at the airport. 78 downtown and muggy. humidity at 97%. it is dry right now in most areas and will stay that way the next couple of hours but rain in the forecast. i want to start out briefly in the tropics. isaac came through over the last few days but tropics remain active in the atlantic. this is tropical storm leslie, sustained winds 70 miles per hour, 300, 400 miles east of puerto rico and will stay north of the islands. this is something to watch heading into next week. this is a computer model plot for forecast plots for leslie over the next seven days and some take it close to new england coast next weekend. this is something to watch for new england beaches towards next
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weekend. i think it will stay off the delmarva coast but something that perhaps could come by the boston area next weekend. this is the ghost of isaac. you can see circulation pattern with a tropical signature to, it producing heavy rain. strong thunderstorms and heavy rain in parts of ohio but here at home right now it's dry and i think will stay that way a couple of hours but you can see shower activity pop up north of us in pennsylvania so the further into the morning, the better the chance some of that rain will catch up to us. 72 at the airport, 74 in catonsville. variable clouds today with chance for showers and thunderstorms. not a instead rain, if you have stuff to do outside, you want to go downtown, to the fair, you should be able to sneak it in. the high around 84. taking the boat out today, watch
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for lightning later this afternoon. east-southeast wind at 10 and chance for showers and thunderstorms overnight with dropping into the you were 60's -- upper 60's to 70 degrees. a good chance for rain tomorrow and 60% chance for rain on monday and high near 83, tapering off tuesday and wednesday before we clear out at the end of the week on thursday and friday with temperatures staying at or below average. the average high is 83. >> on this holiday weekend, there's a growing health alert this morning at one of the most popular tourist destination in the country, yosemite national park. >> health officials say two have died after being exposed to a mouse borne virus there and authorities are warning those who have visited. >> they come from around the world to see the half dome, the lush canopies of towering trees
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and acre after acre of raw, natural beauty. this holiday weekend, an estimated 75,000 people will park butemite national this pristine reserve comes with a warning. >> there's information about the hantavirus. >> the hantavirus, a rare, rodent borne disease, has been found in the popular camp site. the centers for disease control confirms six cases in yosemite so far, two fatal. c.d.c. says 10,000 campers may have been exposed to the deadly virus spread primarily through deer mice. >> symptoms are wide ranging, similar to those you would get with the flu -- muscle aches and pains, fevers, chills, headache. >> we've upped our education and outreach. >> with 91 cabins in yosemite temporarily shut down, the park has been flooded with some 2,000
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calls from concerned tourists. >> we have had cancellations. >> attendance has dipped but the hantavirus scare has not kept large crowds away. >> i've been coming up here all my life and nobody's going to stop me from coming back. >> one of the world's natural wonders still a draw as health officials hope to contain a rare and worrisome disease. nbc news, los angeles. >> something you don't think about when you go camping. now you have to. >> something really study that had to be for lots of folks who witnessed this, nearly two dozen whales stranded on a florida beach. >> and the philadelphia zoo getting a makeover attempt to make things a bit more wild. >> a look at the lottery numbers. kate and i have been married for 15 years.
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>> only five of the more than 20 pilot whales that came ashore on a south florida beach saturday have survived despite a day-long effort to save them. officials say two calves and two juveniles have been transported for rehabilitation. the rest died of natural causes or had to be humanely put down. the pod of 22 whale came ashore yesterday morning and it's still unclear why. a discovery saturday morning caused beach closing in rhode island this holiday weekend because at dawn a local fisherman spotted the carcass of a 13-foot great white shark that washed ashore. the beaches were closed to
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swimmers as a precaution. marine scientists from mystic aquarium in connecticut confirmed the fish was a great white and say they are rarely seen in that area. >> the country's oldest zoo is breaking new ground with an attempt to make things a bit more wild. the latest phase of the program at the philadelphia zoo has just opened and the zoo plans to spend another $2 million to expand it. >> right now they're going to do a feeding. we've come up with this contraps. >> zookeeper samantha nestor feeds orangutans this way because up there is where they like to hang out, part of a system of trails the philadelphia zoo is building from an animal's point of view. >> the idea of creating this network is really coming out of our interest in creating a great experience for animals here. >> this is just the beginning. over the next eight years, organizers will build more pathways across the zoo's 42 acres. the first trail unveiled last
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year had an immediate and positive effect on small primates, stimulated by the extra space, sights and smells. last week, the zoo opened a new trail for its great apes. >> the minute we opened the door, they came out here and were checking it out so they really seem to embrace it. they're enjoying it. >> the animals are not the only ones benefiting from the change. >> it's really fun to watch the visitors. they understand that any given day they might see a different there and might see the animals doing different things. >> it is very fun to seat animals going around. >> i like the baby and they're so cute. >> and as other zoos take notice and think about a turn to the wild, it's possible that one day we will find our favorite animals wandering the grounds, exploring just like us. >> stay with us. more news is coming up.
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>> i'm pete gilbert. we will check in on the orioles and why they need a win today to get a series victory against the yankees. college football season underway in full force. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature blooms in every seed,
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[monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> good morning. big day for the orioles. heart this afternoon at yankee stadium they go for a series win against the yanks, which would be the third time this year they have done so and first time since they won three divisions in 1994. they could have done it except for what happened yesterday. off to a good start, matt weiters. top of the fourth, solo shot, his 18th, made it 3-0, orioles. wei-yin chen pished -- pitched well for 6 2/3, striking out derek jeter. he had a quality start.
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pedro strop came in in relief of chen, at any time -- didn't have command. nick swisher you want middle. the yankees went on for the 4-3 victory. later today, the orioles can get the series win against new york. college football yesterday, season opener for the maryland terrapins hosting william and mary. good defense in this one. darius killgo. one of four maryland sacks on the afternoon. at quarterback is true freshman perry hills, his first start. 16-24, three interceptions. ivan tago from burtonsville hauled in that one. maryland gets it done, justige picket into the end zone and terps win 7-6. the first-ever college football
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game in ireland. navy facing notre dame, an atmosphere in an historical outing. first quarter, it guild awfully well for those from south bend. george atkinson went right, left, into the end zone, 56 yards, 13-0, notre dame. navy's first drive of the second half, the best of the day. trey miller perfect throw, nice catch to sean lynch, 27-10. navy finding a way to get back into it, never happened. atkinson finished with 99 yards rushing. great trip but forgettable game for the mids. i'm pete gilbert. we will see you at 6:00. >> 5:54 and of a -- 72 degrees at hill. >> i'm george lettis, the race to win the most money from the grand prix of baltimore.
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>> rain in the forecast for the rest of the holiday weekend. details in a few minutes. >> the presidential candidates hit the campaign trail. romney fresh off the r.n.c. while obama hits the d.n.c. >> this is a wbal tv-11 editorial with president and general manager, dan joerres. >> traditionally, the first day of school signals a new beginning with great anticipation for the school year. unfortunately that was not the case for perry hall high school. a 17-year-old student was shot and critically injured by a 15-year-old fellow student in the school cafeteria.
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immediate heroic action by a guidance counselor who subdued the shooter prevented further carnage as students evacuated the building. it appeared that the school's emergency evacuation plan worked. now the healing begins for the victim and student body. increased security and counseling have been provided for students and staff. perry hall has a reputation as a top performing school and officials say they will continue to concentrate on that goal as they share concern for both the victim and the suspect. having the first week of school end with a 15-year-old student charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and first degree assault is not on the agenda for the school or their new c.e.o. but now it is reality. one lesson for adults is that while gun ownership is a right, that comes with the responsibility of securing weapons so they are not accessible to children. it's time to change the way we clean.
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>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. >> good morning and welcome to 11 news sunday morning, i'm jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. first let's take a look outside with meteorologist tony pann. it is hot this morning. >> it is muggy and uncomfortable and fog out there especially in neighborhoods with rain last night but for the most part it's dry to started day and that's a good thing. 72 at the airport. relative humidity 97%. you'll feel that. scattered showers and thunderstorms possible later this morning and into the afternoon. with somebably deal rain at one point during the day today with a high near 84 degrees. we will take the forecast through the end of the week.
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>> he's still working monday through friday which is why he's saying sneaking out. >> people sneak out on the weekends, too. >> maybe they're sneaking downtown. >> you have one more day lost to head downtown for the baltimore green bay packer. >> packer -- grand prix. >> it wraps up today. george lettis made a pit stop by the track to see how things are going. >> the race to the end of the second annual grand prix of baltimore is in the home stretch. so far, the new organizers of the race say despite literal bump in the road, it's been a success, even though they know they won't make money on this. >> we came on board so late. we had about 100 days and we are realistic. to do it right, you need more than 100 days. >> making money was a big issue for downtown restaurants last year. a lack of marketing and access to places like harbor east, federal hill and little italy brought disappointing business. so far this year --
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>> but this year it's improved. they're more familiar with what roads are closed and which ways they can travel, so if you come to little italy, you will not be blocked by any barricades. >> the races on saturday ended at around 6:30 instead of around 9:00 p.m. last year and we are told they redesigned the track to allow better access to neighborhoods. but do these crowds compare to the average saturday night? >> it's definitely slower. it's a holiday weekend. we were hoping the grand prix would bring in more business for us. we planned a lot harder. we had meetings, we were trying to pool everything together and get a party going for after the races. >> the city and race organizers know there are going to be growing pain. >> our role model is the long beach grand prix. it had a rough year or two getting started but it's now in its 35th year. it's revitalized the downtown of long beach.
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we see this event with the potential to do that for baltimore or for the east coast. >> speaking of money, the promoters of the race have promised to pay vendors and the city back the money owed for the race as opposed to what happened last year. in downtown, george lettis, wbal tv-11 news. >> make wbaltv.com your pit stop for baltimore grand prix information. we show you the roads to avoid, race information and a map of the course on our home page. >> this morning, baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that involved several of their own officers. it happened around 10:00 p.m. last night on lorraine avenue in north baltimore. police say two detectives from the violent crime impact section observed an armed man sitting on the steps of a house. when they approached, he went inside. we are told the detectives followed him and the man drew a semi automatic handgun and pointed it in the general direction of police. >> they saw an individual who they believed to be armed with a
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handgun. as they approached the suspect, the suspect ran inside of the house. the officers pursued him. once inside the house, the suspect pulled out a handgun and the officers fired on the suspect. the suspect is in a local hospital treated for injuries. >> the detectives have been placed on routine administrative duty pending an investigation into the shooting. that shooting comes a week after police fired on a man in east -- in south baltimore after he fired a gun in their direction. >> in baltimore county, police have charged a man with an early-morning stabbing in essex. just before 3:00, police responded to the sinix bar in the 5u 5u. they found darryl wilson lovellette suffering from stab wounds. wolf, aned christopher acquaintance of lovellette's.
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county police were also called to the 7100 block of darlington drive in parkville at tee bee's place bar, where police found 38-year-old tavares jones. investigators say he was an employee at the bar and was stabbed while breaking up a fight between patrons. jones was taken to the hospital where he later died. police are looking for a suspect. >> city fire officials are trying to learn what sparked a fire that killed one person in east baltimore. here's a picture provided to us by baltimore city fire officials. the fire happened just before 3:00 saturday in the 15000 block of holbrook street. investigators say crews found the body of a man inside the home, pronounced dead on the scene. neighbors say the man was well known in the neighborhood. >> he was a real good guy. everybody loved him in the neighborhood, everybody loved him. i loved him. the whole neighborhood knew him well. >> police say while searching the building, one firefighter fell through the floor into the basement but was not injured. in anne arundel county, police
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are trying to determine what caused a car accident that killed two people including a teenager. police say around 10:00 friday night, officers were called to the 3600 block of patuxent river road near root 214 in davidsonville. the driver and a 14-year-old passenger were flown to the hospital where they later died. investigators are trying to determine if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. >> the shooting at perry hall high hit close to home for some local businesses and now they're finding ways to help out. serpico's pizza and pasta and swan song spirits are donating a portion of proceeds to the family of daniel borowy store owners want to show support as part of the community. >> this family is in a tragic place and anything we can do to help them get out of that tragic place they're in and let them know we are behind them with prayers, then that's what we do. >> mccallister says the store
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will match any donations made over the weekend into the week. >> mitt romney and president barack obama are working hard in key states expected to decide the outcome of this closely fought presidential contest. they spent yesterday criticizing one another and 11 news reporter chris clackum has more. >> president obama thursday colorado after two stops in iowa where he took another swipe at mitt romney's speech. >> it was a rerun. we've seen it before. he did not offer a single new idea. just retreads of the same old policies that have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> in cincinnati, romney shot back, blaming the president for america's continued high unemployment. >> today, 23 million people are
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out of work or stopped looking for work or under employed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's 0-23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> romney will spend the day and labor day at his vacation home in new hampshire preparing for presidential debates next month. in charlotte, they're preparing the opening of the democratic national convention tuesday. delegates have begun arriving, struck by the southern hospitality. >> it's a great, great way to be greeted. >> but police are wondering how protestors will treat the city later today. thousands are expected for a march into downtown. >> it's time that we have a sneet puts human need before corporate greed. >> charlotte will have over 2,000 police officers from around the country for security today and the rest of the week. president obama isn't expected in charlotte until wednesday and gives his acceptance speech thursday, not here, but at the
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70,000 seat bank of america stadium a few blocks away. >> maryland will have some considerable firepower at the convention. senator barbara mikulski is expected to lead the program that highlights democratic women candidate for the senate in 2012 and a record of number of 12 are running this november. the baltimore native is the longest serving woman in the history of congress. representative steny hoyer, chris van holland and donna edwards will have prominent roles and governor o'malley is slated to speak at the convention in charlotte. wbaltv.com is your home for the grengs beginning to end culminating with the president's acceptance speech on thursday. >> it's been a mainstay of pikesville for more than 120 years but yesterday was the final day of business for field's pharmacy. since 1892, field's has sold everything from cars to
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cosmetics and lunch but after all these years of bigger department stores, field's served its final customers and for some it's a bittersweet goodbye. >> 50 years of coming to one place, lunch, dinner, bringing my mother who is since gone, my sister, the whole family, we have all enjoyed this. >> it's a pikesville institution. >> field's displayed a sign on the door thanking customers for all their years of support. have you ever been there? >> never. how about you? >> yeah. i've had lunch there. >> people will miss it. time right now, 6:09, 72 degrees on tv hill. before you get ready to make your morning coffee, we want to warn you about a certain coffeemaker you need to know about at consumer alert. it clocked in at a whopping 300 pounds. the maryland seafood company breaks its own record. what it took to make the
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colossal crab cake. a lot of people. >> a live picture outside. tony has the 11 insta-weather plus forecast after the break.
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>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> welcome back, the time is 6:13. a live look outside. mostly cloudy skies around the city with a little bit of fog. 72 degrees at the airport. humidity 97%. you'll feel that when you step out this morning. for the most part it's ok, dry but a little fog. the chance of rain will increase through the day. in the tropics, tropical atlantic still very active, this is tropical storm leslie, sustained winds 70 miles per hour, it should stay north of puerto rico and will travel into the open waters of the southern atlantic. here's the forecast track from
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several computer models, missing the bahamas. some of the models take leslie close to the new england coast so if you have travel plans in the northeast, you might want to pay attention. we have our own tropical stuff to deal with, the ghost of isaac spinning through the southern part of illinois, producing heavy rain in that area and heavy rain ahead of it moving across ohio and west virginia. here at home, nothing around baltimore just yet but showers popping up in pennsylvania so the farther into the day, the better the chance some of that rain will catch up to us. if we get heavy rain today, it will be later this afternoon and this evening. this is not going to be a washout but at who point you'll probably have to deal with rain in your neighborhood. 72 at the airport, 69 in randals town. variable clouds, chance for showers and thunderstorms mainly
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later this afternoon but hit and miss showers this morning, as well. high temperatures between 81 and 86. if you want to take out the boat, watch for lightning especially in the afternoon. at 10outheast winds knots. seven-day forecast, unfortunately, pretty good chance for rain tomorrow, maybe up to 70% on labor day monday with high temperature of 83 and chance for rain tapering off the middle portion of the week, clearing on they'd and friday with high temperatures in the low to mid 80's over the next several days. >> only two more days left to check out the 131st annual maryland state fair. after a slow first weekend due to weather, fair officials hope for big crowd this labor day weekend. officials say there's something for everyone from food to exhibits to the carnival midway. >> there's everything from the wonderful food to horse racing to our corn -- carnival midway
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to all the exhibit, the livestock. >> the band perry played last night as part of the fair concert series. one maryland staple drew a crowd saturday. handy international set out to break their own record for the world's largest crab cake. it took 200 pounds of crabmeat, seasoning and more than nine hours to cook. when it was finished, it was broken up and made into individual sand sandwiches with proceeds benefits maryland 4h. >> it's the best crab cake i ever tasted and it was very exciting. great fun. >> the crab cake weighed in at
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305 pound, crushing the previous record of 253. >> i'm really bad at math but trying to figure it out. even if the crabmeat was only $14 a pound, that's $2800 worth of crabmeat. that's a lot. >> yeah, but -- >> but that's a lot of crabmeat. >> all right. a big move means more jobs in maryland. coming up, how the move of a major security company is bringing more jobs to maryland. >> and changes in owings mills. >> and getting back to the routine of things. the best approach to getting your child to do their chores. really? bribe them?
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>> time now, 6:20, 79 degrees on tv hill and we begin this morning's consumer alert with a recall of more than 600,000 mr. coffee single cup brewers. the company says it's because of a potential burn hazard, adding a buildup of steam in the water reservoir can force the brewing chamber open. so far, there's 164 reports of incident where someone received burns to their face, upper torso or hands. if you have one of these the company for details on a free replacement. shopping for local healthy groceries got easier with the click of a mouse. the company relay foods announced it's expanding to the baltimore and washington, d.c. regions. you can head online and order more than 11,000 local grocery items including local meat and dairy. next day pickup is free. the city is setting up pickup
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locations through the city. big news for the state and local economy, a major security company is moving its headquarters from london to edgewood in harford county and bringing with it at least 100 jobs. the company is called smiths detection known for equipment used in government related technology. state officials tell us the move elevates nod become a national leader in homeland security. the state will provide $750,000 in loans to assist the expansion. smiths says it chose edgewood because of proximity to washington, d.c. come march of 2016, consumers in baltimore county will have tons of more places to shop in owings mills including a wegmans. plans approved for the solo cut plant in owings mills for a new shopping center called foundry row, anchored by wegmans at painters mill and ricerstown
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roads. opponents of the project point traffic concerns and they'll try to create -- collect 28,000 signatures to bring the proposal to a referendum. a look ahead to the week on wall street on the bloomberg business report. >> motorola mobility's next mobile phone revealed next week, the phone expected to go on sale later this year running a version of android. device would be the most high-profile product review for motorola mobility since the company was bought by google in may. meantime, after amazon said the kindle fire tablet was sold out last week, the company expects to release an updated version on wednesday. as for the markets, higher close on friday after fed chairman ben
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bernanke's remarks he would not rule out more stim stimulus to boost the economy. stocks have been higher three straight months and whole foods trying to take give the -- gift cards green. one is made of responsibly harvested wood, one of paper, and keeping an eye on u.s. airways and american airlines, exchanging confidential financial information so they can evaluate a possible merger. u.s. airways c.e.o. doug parker telling employees it doesn't mean they're merging but they've to discuss and analyze potential merger. and that's a look at business at the new york stock exchange with the bloomberg on the weekend report for wbal tv-11 news. >> frustrated parents, get ready. ways to get your kids to do chores. first, a look at events around town today.
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>> with the start of school, you may be trying to return to more structure. if that means assigning chores your kids, what's best approach? sarah caldwell has more. >> a rare moment in the deleone household, a little down time. now that school's back in session, things will get busy. but it also means learning responsibility and that's year-round. the deleone boys are 15, 13 and
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11 of the they've been doing chores since they can remember. their parents' philosophy, pitching in comes with the territory. >> we think it's important for them to do chores, to be part of a family unit, and to know that we all chip in and that we can all count on each other for help. >> they go by a daily chore chart from vacuuming to dusting to cleaning the windows, the boys do their fair share, only in this family, the reward is the accomplishment itself. anastasia caczar, supervisor of child's psychiatry program at hopkins bayview, agrees with the no allowance approach. >> chores are more for the collective good. >> she points out it's about equity and balance. all three boys seem to get that, even the youngest. >> you're not doing it for a prize but just to help and you should enjoy that. >> i think it will help me teaching my children when i --
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when they need to learn their responsibilities living in a house. >> as with most chores, some are better than others. but the deleone boys will tell you mowing is their least favorite. obviously, this isn't a chore for every age and when planning your own list, caczar stresses, make each chore age appropriate. >> everyone is familiar with the cleanup song and those are chores. >> she also says, try not to be too nit-picky, which doesn't always come easy to noel. >> i've lowered my standards since the boys have grown and i feel it's just important for them to know and i guide them. >> i asked the eldest, anthony, if he could wave a magic wand and the chores would disappear -- >> i think i would be somewhat happy but at the same time i like having the experience. >> in randallstown, sarah
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caldwell. >> clearly those kids are rare and well brought up. i can hear my daughter right now say mommy don't even think about it. the summer heat caused major problems in a north carolina football game. up next, the number of people affected. >> and nearly a million along the gulf coast remain without power. >> and the moisture from isaac may give us rain over the next couple of days. we will take the seven-day recast throughout end of the week.
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>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking, this is 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. i have to say, jennifer just told us she gives her daughter $3 a week. >> $3 a week. come on. >> i think she needs a raise. >> she's 8 1/2. ok, we will take it under advise
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ment. >> she needs representation. >> that's right. libby's going to think you're her new best friend. we will look into the raise situation. >> i am with you on this one. pay up. >> all right! >> things are quiet to start the day today. fog in some neighborhoods but dry for now. that will change later when storms roll in. 72 at the airport, 69 in parkton. the forecast today, variable clouds, chance for showers and thunderstorms. the best chance later this morning and this afternoon so the early in the day you do stuff outside, better chance you will avoid the rain. the high temperature, 84 degrees. >> we turn now to the remnants of hurricane isaac and the damage on the gulf coast. hundreds of thousands are
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without power and patience is wearing thin. gabe guiterez frnts new orleans. >> in parts of louisiana, the waters are receding but so is the patience. >> this is the first time i've seen trucks in this neighborhood. >> thousands of line crews are on the move as the gulf coast struggles to recover from isaac. the slow-moving hurricane knocked out power to more than a million customers in louisiana, mississippi and arkansas. tonight, almost 400,000 homes and businesses are still in the dark, the vast majority in louisiana. outside new orleans, bev goddard was desperate for shade after losing power four days ago. >> 95 degrees inside my house so you're not sleeping, not eating a lot. >> this family owned grocery store just got power this afternoon. >> how much inventory do you think you lost? >> we lost between $500 and $700,000 worth of inventory. >> workers are restocking shelves.
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after throwing so much away. >> we didn't see any entergy trucks. i don't know where they were. i don't know where these phantom electricians were but they weren't out here working. >> frustration is so high that the president of jefferson parish is calling for a state investigation. >> i wouldn't be as upset and infuriated if they were out doing the work but there's no presence on the streets. >> louisiana's main power company, entergy, says crews from around the country are working as fast as possible. >> this was a slow moving category one storm that sat over the city for almost two days and this was more of a wind event. >> in plaqueman's parish, power, or lack of it, is not the most pressing concern. some people still can't see their homes. others are thankful for what they salvaged. >> i saved everything on my second floor and my little boy's tortoise. that's all he wanted.
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>> that was gabe guiterrez reporting. the b.p. oil company is donating a million dollars to hurricane isaac recovery efforts. the money going to the american red cross and salvation army. agencies in louisiana and mississippi will receive half of the donation. those states were battered by isaac's wind and rain. b.p. says it's assisting employees and families in the flooded areas. >> an apparent tornado touched down and caused damage at a small airport in arkansas saturday afternoon. say roofs and walls were several hangars were torn apart, and small planes were scattered like toys. in greenville, north carolina, more than 300 fans were treated for heat-related illnesses at east carolina university's home football game saturday. the game got underway at noon with high humidity and temperatures in the low 90's. of the 300 treated, officials say more than 50 had to be taken to the hospital. a couple of people suffered heart attacks or seizures. five buses had to be brought in
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for cooling stations. a man is dead after falling from the upper deck during a football game at the georgia dome. 20-year-old isaac grubb of tennessee was watching north carolina state play tennessee when he fell about 35 feet and landed on another fan. both men were taken to the hospital where grubb later died. an investigation will take place but officials say it appears to have been an accident. >> beachgoers in massachusetts received quite a surprise saturday. the discovery that forced officials to close the beach. >> and more on a deadly mouse borne virus overtaking yosemite national park. >> the chance for rain goes up heading through the day today. we will talk about that. the seven-day forecast and storms in the atlantic, comin ]e
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>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> welcome back, the time is 6:38. things are quiet right now, a little cloud cover out there and fog in some neighborhoods but nothing happening as far as rainfall goes. humidity's 97%. 72 degrees at the airport. the further we go into the day, the better the chance rain will catch up to us. i want to start in the tropics. this is tropical leslie, sustained winds 70 miles per hour, about to become a hurricane. looks to pass north of puerto rico and stay out over the open water for the most part. it should miss the bahamas and travel florgt -- north from there. one thing we have to watch, some of the longer range models take the storm close to the new england coast towards the end of next weekend so if you have travel plans northeast of baltimore, you might want to pay attention to that storm. we have the remnants of a
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tropical system that will spoil our holiday weekend here in baltimore, the ghost of isaac spinning across the southern part of illinois producing heavy rain ahead of it and a batch of heavy rain from west virginia into ohio but here at home, not a lot showing up on the radar. it will stay that way for a couple of hours but further into the morning and afternoon, the better the chance some of that rain will catch up to us. if you're trying to make plans and want to do things outside, the sooner you do it the better the chance you'll have dry weather. 72 at the airport, 70 in westminster and 70 in cecil county. variable clouds, muggy, scattered showers and thunderstorms. watch for lightning on the water. high tide at fort mchenry at
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8:22 this morning. the seven-day forecast through the holiday, chance for rain going up on monday. i don't think it's going to be a washout for labor day but at one point rain will come through. chance for rain tapers off through the middle of the week on wednesday, clearing thursday and friday. highs in the low to mid 80's the next several days. >> a growing health alert taking place one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, jae-bum park in -- yosemite national park. >> officials are warning those camped at the park that they may be at risk. >> they come from around the world to see the half dome, the lush canopies of towering trees and acre after acre of raw, natural beauty.
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this holiday weekend, an estimated 75,000 people will visit yosemite national park but this pristine reserve comes with a warning. >> there's information about the hantavirus. >> the hantavirus, a rare, rodent borne disease, has been found in curry village, a popular camp site. the centers for disease control confirms six cases in yosemite so far, two fatal. the c.d.c. says 10,000 campers may have been exposed to the deadly virus spread primarily through deer mice. >> symptoms are wide ranging, similar to those you would get with the flu -- muscle aches and pains, fevers, chills, headache. >> we've upped our education and outreach. >> with 91 cabins in yosemite temporarily shut down, the park has been flooded with some 2,000 calls from concerned tourists. >> we have had cancellations. especially here at curry village.
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>> attendance has dipped but the hantavirus scare has not kept large crowds away. >> i've been coming up here all my life and nobody's going to stop me from coming back. not even a little mouse. >> one of the world's natural wonders still a draw as health officials hope to contain a rare and worrisome disease. nbc news, los angeles. >> the philadelphia zoo is getting a massive makeover in an attempt to make things a bit more wild. >> a really, really sad sight. nearly two dozen whales strand on a florida beach.
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>> only five of the more than 20 pilot whales that came ashore on a south florida beach saturday have survived despite a day-long effort to save them. officials say two calves and three juveniles have been transported to the florida atlantic harbor branch institute for rehab. the rest died of natural causes or were euthanized. the pod came ashore yesterday morning. and a discovery saturday morning caused beach closings in rhode island this holiday weekend. at dawn, a local fisherman spotted the carcass of a 13-foot great white shark that washed ashore. beaches were closed to swimmers
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as a precaution. marine scientists confirmed the fish was a great white shark. they say great whites are rarely seen in that area. >> the country's oldest zoo is breaking new ground with an attempt to make things more wild. the latest phase of the program at the philadelphia zoo is just opened and the zoo plans to spend $2 million to expand it. >> right now they're going to do a feeding. we've come up with this contraption. >> zookeeper samantha nestor feeds orangutans this way there is where they like to hang out, part of a system of trails the philadelphia zoo is building from an animal's point of view. >> the idea of creating this network is really coming out of our interest in creating a great experience for animals here. >> this is just the beginning. over the next eight years, organizers will build more pathways across the zoo's 42 acres. the first trail unveiled last year had an immediate and positive effect on small
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primates, stimulated by the extra space, sights and smells. happy to be in an environment that more closely resembles the wild. last week, the zoo opened a new trail for its great apes. >> the minute we opened the door, they came out here and were checking it out so they really seem to embrace it. they're enjoying it. >> the animals are not the only ones benefiting from the change. >> it's really fun to watch the visitors. they understand that any given day they might see a different animal out there and might see the animals doing different things. >> it is very fun to seat animals going around. >> i like the baby and they're so cute. >> and as other zoos take notice and think about a turn to the wild, it's possible that one day we will find our favorite animals wandering the grounds, exploring just like us. >> philadelphia zoo is a really great zoo. >> i've never been.
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>> it's the first zoo in the country. >> stay with us. more news is coming up. >> i'm pete gilbert. we will check in on the orioles and why they need a win today to get a series victory against the yankees. college football season underway in full force. it's time to change the way we clean.
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>> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> good morning. big day for the orioles. later this afternoon at yankee stadium they go for a series win against the yanks, which would be the third time this year they have done so and first time since they won three divisions in 1994. they could have done it except for what happened yesterday. off to a good start, matt weiters. top of the fourth, solo shot, his 18th, made it 3-0, orioles. wei-yin chen pitched well for 6 2/3, striking out derek jeter. he had a quality start. usually that means a win. pedro strop came in in relief of chen, and didn't have command. walks jeter, walks in a run. nick swisher up the middle. j.d. haarde was perfectly placed but booted the ball. not often you see often from number 2. that allowed the winning run to score. the yankees went on for the 4-3 victory. later today, the orioles can get
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the series win against new york. college football yesterday, season opener for the maryland terrapins hosting william and mary. good defense in this one. darius killgo. a fine defender's name. one of four maryland sacks on the afternoon. at quarterback is true freshman perry hills, his first start. 16-24, three interceptions. ivan tago from burtonsville hauled in that one. fourth quarter, maryland offense finally gets it done. into the end zone is justin picket, a six-yard score is all they needed. terps win 7-6. the first-ever college football game in ireland. navy facing notre dame, an atmosphere in an historical outing. first quarter, it would go awfully well for those from south bend. george atkinson went right, left, into the end zone, 56 yards, 13-0, notre dame. navy's first drive of the second
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half, its best of the day. trey miller perfect throw, nice catch to sean lynch, 27-10. navy finding a way to get back into it, never happened. atkinson finished with 99 yards rushing. great trip but forgettable game for the mids. 50-10, notre dame victorious over the mid shipman. i'm pete gilbert. we will see you at 6:00. >> the time is 6:54, 71 degrees tv hill. here's a look ahead to our next hour. >> 20 million adults suffer from heartburn. the conversation you need have with your doctor. and summer with a bang. we will show you how to set the tone for labor day festivities at 7:25. this month's issue of "baltimore magazine" has ideas to get away.
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>> this is a wbal tv-11 editorial with president and general manager, dan joerres. >> traditionally, the first day of school signals a new beginning with great anticipation for the school year. unfortunately that was not the case for perry hall high school. a 17-year-old student was shot and critically injured by a 15-year-old fellow student in the school cafeteria. immediate heroic action by a guidance counselor who subdued the shooter prevented further carnage as students evacuated the building. it appeared that the school's emergency evacuation plan worked. now the healing begins for the victim and student body. increased security and
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counseling have been provided for students and staff. perry hall has a reputation as a top performing school and officials say they will continue to concentrate on that goal as they share concern for both the victim and the suspect. having the first week of school end with a 15-year-old student charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and first degree assault is not on the agenda for the school or their new c.e.o. dr. dallas dance. but now it is reality. one lesson for adults is that while gun ownership is a right, that comes with the responsibility of securing weapons so they are not accessible to children.
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>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome to 11 news sunday morning, i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we will look outside right now, steamy and muggy. >> not the best forecast for a holiday weekend but it is dry right now so if you're stepping outside the next couple of minutes, you'll have dry weather. there's fog in a few neighborhoods, as well. if you had rain yesterday, you probably have fog this morning. 73 at the airport, humidity 90%, dew point at 70 so you'll feel tropical moisture out there. the forecast today, scattered showers and thunderstorms. some of those thunderstorms could produce locally heavy amounts of rain later today. we will check the tropics when we return.
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>> racing to the end, you only have one more day left for the grand prix. >> it wraps up today and george lettis made a pit stop by the track to see how things are going. >> the race to the end of the second annual grand prix of baltimore is in the home stretch. so far, the new organizers of the race say despite literal bumps in the road, it's been a success, even though they know they won't make money on this. >> we came on board so late. we had about 100 days and we are realistic. to do it right, you need more than 100 days. >> making money was a big issue for downtown restaurants last year. a lack of marketing and access to places like harbor east, federal hill and little italy brought disappointing business. so far this year -- >> but this year it's improved. they're more familiar with what roads are closed and which ways they can travel, so if you come
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to little italy, you will not be blocked by any barricades. >> the races on saturday ended at around 6:30 instead of around 9:00 p.m. last year and we are told they redesigned the track to allow better access to neighborhoods. but do these crowds compare to the average saturday night? >> it's definitely slower. it's a holiday weekend. we were hoping the grand prix would bring in more business for us. we had meetings, we were trying to pool everything together and get a party going for after the races. >> the city and race organizers know there are going to be growing pain. >> our role model is the long beach grand prix. it had a rough year or two getting started but it's now in its 35th year. it's revitalized the downtown of long beach. we see this event with the potential to do that for baltimore or for the east coast. >> speaking of money, the promoters of the race have
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promised to pay vendors and the city back the money owed for the race as opposed to what happened last year. in downtown, george lettis, wbal tv-11 news. >> make wbaltv.com your pit stop for baltimore grand prix information. we will show you roads to avoid, give you race information and a map of the course. >> this morning, baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that involved several of their own officers. it happened around 10:00 p.m. last night on lorraine avenue in north baltimore. police say two detectives from the violent crime impact section observed an armed man sitting on the steps of a house. when they approached, he went inside. we are told the detectives followed him and the man drew a semi automatic handgun and pointed it in the general direction of police. >> they saw an individual who they believed to be armed with a handgun. as they approached the suspect, the suspect ran inside of the house. the officers pursued him. once inside the house, the suspect pulled out a handgun and the officers fired on the suspect.
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the suspect is in a local to for injuries. >> the detectives have been placed on routine administrative duty pending an investigation into the shooting. that shooting comes a week after police say officers shot and wounded a man in south baltimore after he fired a gun in their direction. >> in baltimore county, police have charged a man with an early-morning stabbing in essex. police responded to the 500 block of eastern boulevard next to sinix bar they found darryl lovellette. suffering multiple stand wound in a parking lot. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. an acquaintance is being held without bail. county police were also called to the 7100 block of darlington drive in parkville at tee bee's place bar, where police found 38-year-old tavares jones. say he was an employee at the bar and was stabbed while breaking up a fight between patrons.
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jones was taken to the hospital where he later died. police are looking for a suspect. >> city fire officials are trying to learn what sparked a fire that killed one person in east baltimore. this picture was provided to us city firere officials. the fire happened just before 3:00 saturday in the 15000 block of holbrook street. investigators say crews found the body of a man inside the home, pronounced dead on the scene. neighbors they the man was well known in the neighborhood. >> he was a real good guy. he was a real good guy. everybody loved him in the neighborhood, everybody loved him. i loved him. the whole neighborhood knew him well. >> police say while searching the building, one firefighter fell through the floor into the basement but was not injured. >> in anne arundel county, police are trying to determine what caused a car accident that killed two people including a teenager. police say around 10:00 friday night, officers were called to the 3600 block of patuxent river road. near route 214 in davidsonville.
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the driver and a 14-year-old passenger were flown to the hospital where they later died. investigators are trying to determine if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. >> the shooting at perry hall high school hits close to home for some local businesses now trying to find ways to help out. serpico's pizza and pasta and swan song spirits are donating a portion of proceeds to the family of the victim. store owners say they want to show support as part of the community. >> this family is in a tragic place and anything we can do to help them get out of that tragic place they're in and let them know we are behind them with prayers, then that's what we do. >> mccallister says the store will match any donations made over the weekend and into the week. >> with the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, two days away, president obama will be back on
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the campaign trail today trying to build momentum heading into it while his republican opponent, mitt romney, will spend day preparing for upcoming debates. chris clackum has more. >> president obama thursday colorado after two stops in iowa where he took another swipe at mitt romney's speech. >> it was a rerun. we've seen it before. he did not offer a single new idea. just retreads of the same old policies that have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> in cincinnati, romney shot back, blaming the president for america's continued high unemployment. >> today, 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or under employed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's 0-23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach.
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>> romney will spend the day and labor day at his vacation home in new hampshire preparing for presidential debates next month. in charlotte, they're preparing for the opening of the democratic national convention tuesday. delegates have begun arriving, struck by the southern hospitality. >> it's a great, great way to be greeted. >> but police are wondering how protestors will treat the city later today. thousands are expected for a march into downtown. >> it's time that we have a society that puts human need before corporate greed. >> charlotte will have over 2,000 police officers from around the country for security today and the rest of the week. president obama isn't expected in charlotte until wednesday and gives his acceptance speech thursday, not here, but at the 70,000 seat bank of america stadium a few blocks away. in charlotte, chris clackum, nbc
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news. >> maryland will have some considerable firepower at the convention. senator barbara mikulski is expected to lead the program that highlights democratic women candidates for the senate in 2012, and a record of number of 12 are running this november. the baltimore native is the longest serving woman in the history of congress. representative steny hoyer, chris van holland and donna edwards will have prominent roles and governor o'malley is slated to speak at the convention in charlotte. wbal and wbaltv.com is your home for the convention from beginning to end culminating with the president's acceptance speech on thursday. you can also follow live updates on our smartphone app with live wire. >> it's been a mainstay of pikesville for more than 120 years but yesterday was the final day of business for field's pharmacy. since 1892, field's has sold everything from cars to cosmetics and lunch but after all these years and bigger department stores, field's
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served its final customers and for some it's a bittersweet goodbye. >> 50 years of coming to one place -- lunch, dinner, bringing my mother who is since gone, my sister, the whole family, we have all enjoyed this. >> it's a pikesville institution. >> field's displayed a sign on the door thanking customers for all their years of support. sorry i never got a chance to go. you said it was great. >> i know people who went there every day. 7:08 and 71 degrees on tv hill. if you're one of 40% of adults with serious heartburn every month, the conferring you need have with your doctor. >> and labor day often synonymous with the last big party day of the summer. ideas to throw in patriotism if you like. >> a live picture of skycam. tony has the holiday insta-weather plus forecast coming up.
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>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> welcome back. time is coming up on 12 minutes after 7:00, things are quiet this morning after thunderstorms yesterday evening. 73 at the airport, 77 downtown. it's muggy with the dew points running around 70 degrees, as well. and i think for the most part this morning it's going to stay dry. rain will probably catch up to us this afternoon. in the tropics, the tropical atlantic is going strong with tropical storm leslie, sustained winds 70 miles per hour, about to become a hurricane. it looks like it will miss puerto rico and stay out over the open water for the time being. it should miss the bahamas. several of the computer models take it east of the bahamas but some of the longer range models drift it towards the new england coast next weekend so if you have travel plans along the new england coast at that time, you should pay attention. here at home, we have tropical
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trouble, the ghost of isaac or remnants of isaac drifting around the southern part of illinois. it doesn't have tropical characteristics but you can see circulation, producing heavy rain ahead of it, parts of ohio back into west virginia but right now in maryland there's nothing showing up on the radar so that's good but you can see showers popping up north of us in pennsylvania and stuff out in the mountains, eventually catching up to us. if you have something to do outside today, the earlier in the day you do it, the better the chance you'll have dry weather. some of the thunderstorms moving through later today producing heavy rains in neighborhoods. 73 at the airport, 71 in randallstown and 68 in parkton. variable clouds, chance for showers and thunderstorms. the best chance this afternoon and this evening. high temperatures between 81 and 86. if you take out the boat, this morning should be fine but lightning in the afternoon. east-southeast wind at 10 knots.
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next high tide at fort mchenry 882-- 8:22. seven-day forecast, bumping a chance for rain up tomorrow, 60%, 7% -- 70% to close out the holiday weekend coming through in waves. plenty of time to do stuff outside even tomorrow. chance for rain tapering off in the middle of the week, clearing by thursday and friday and highs in the low to mid 80's the next several days. >> one maryland staple drew a crowd on saturday at the maryland state fair. handy international set out to break their own record for the world's largest crab cake. it took 200 pounds of crabmeat, eggs and seasoning and more than nine hours to cook. when it was finished, it was broken up and made into individual sandwiches with proceeds benefiting maryland 4h. >> it's the best crab cake i
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ever tasted and it was very exciting. we saw it cooking, then we saw the lid come off. we saw the numbers. great. great fun. ument she really wanted that crb cake. the crab cake weighed in at 305 pounds, crushing the previous record of 253. makes us look like low achievers when we are making our crab cakes. >> it starts with a pain in the chest and can end in cancer. what you need to know about esophageal cancer next. >> and because labor day celebrates the dedication of the american worker, consider decor paying tribute. >> are you looking for a fall getaway? this month's issue of "baltimore magazine" is chock-full of
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>> in this morning's medical alert, a new study suggests aspirin may lower the risk of
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dying from prostate cancer. researchers found patients who took aspirin after receiving prostatectomy had a higher survival rate. esophageal cancer often goes undetected. no one knows that better than my best this morning, mindy mordechi, with the esophgoal cancer network, something you founded. thank you for coming in. this is close to your heart. your husband passed away from this? >> and my husband died about four years ago and at the time that he was diagnosed, we were shocked because we had no idea that heartburn or gird could lead to cancer and we had no idea he had gird because the symptoms he had weren't symptoms we associated with gird. he would lie down at night and choke because acid was flowing back into the esophagus but all of that acid caused cellular
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changes and we didn't discovery it until he had a tumor that was too big for him to swallow. >> so you started this organization. >> right. >> and let's go through some of the things you want to make sure people know about. >> i want to say that we wanted to make sure the public was aware of their risks and physicians, primary care physicians -- many are not aware because this disease has exploded in this country, increased more than more than 400% in the last 40 years so doctors who were trained, it wasn't an issue when they were in training and a lot of times people go to the doctor and say they have heartburn and a prescription is written but an early screening could save lives because there's a condition called barrett's esophagus that happens in advance of it and barrett's esophagus can be treated and cured and you never have to go on to develop cancer. >> talk to your doctor if you
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than occasional heartburn symptoms? >> we say if you have heartburn a few times a week over a period of three, four, five weeks, you should talk to your doctor. >> you've experienced it in the past but symptoms don't resolve. >> you get a false sense of confidence in symptoms go away, you think you're ok, but your body is getting used to the acid in the esophagus and it's developing cellular changes so your esophagus starts hog more looking more like your stomach. >> pain, difficulty swallowing, persistent cough. >> if you have a cough that happens and you think something else is going on. >> did your husband have a cough? >> did he that choking thing, throat clearing thing. >> a hoarse voice. >> a lot of people who have had a hoarse voice over many years
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didn't think anything of it, they get checked and discover sometimes they have barrett's or esophageal cancer. it's one of the symptoms. >> unexplained sore throat. >> i had a friend shortly after my husband died, had a sore throat, went to his doctor and they did tests and he said what about my esophagus. they discovered he had high grade dysplasia barrett's but it. caught >> how can people learn more about your organization? >> they can go to www.ecan.org. we have a patient guide, developed by doctors all across the country because there are no guidelines to help doctors understand when to send someone for screening. this guide will give you information you need to be your own advocate. it's a free download on our website. >> thank you, mindy. we have more news ahead on 11 news sunday morning. first, a look at events around
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>> there's still time to decorate this labor day weekend or for any fun event, especially if the rain keeps you in, crafting could be the thing to do. gina is here with great ideas. >> i wanted to do a labor day luau. this stuff is really easy and
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i'm sure you have a lot of stuff at home already. >> your ideas are neat. >> i hov to recycle. first we need our tiki torches but if it rains and you don't want to be outside with the rain or if you want to set up your table inside, i made tiki torches out of water bottles. >> and spray painted it black. >> and i just used -- it's cool because i used these stir straus. >> the stir straws from the coffee shop? >> yes and glued them on. >> the new popsicle sticks. >> and used 2009. twine. and it's so easy. it just has a nice cute look and you can use old candle holders to hold on. these i made, i love these. >> tissue boxes. >> i love the tissue boxes but you can do it through the hole
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on the top, flowers sticking out or do it on the bottom like that. >> cut little faces out. >> i made the tiki faces and i cut them out so you can use tea lights so they'll glow at night but i like coffee sleeves to add texture. i pained -- painted it, it was really fun. two different colored paints to give it a washed look. >> you need a bag at home to stuff this stuff, ready for your crafting needs. you made this look like a palm tree. >> you're going to use a pineapple anyway. this is pretty easy. first peel the pineapple and then start carving out the meat of the pineapple. as you can see, it's a base so it's flat. >> so great. >> it stand up. >> the pineapple tastes really
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good, too. >> little monkey in there. and you made your own lace. >> this is pretty easy. i used a string. i made more like a bib necklace because i don't like the flowers behind so i took these pretty flowers and glued them. >> hot glugun? >> requests but be -- yes, but be careful. what i learned, you know a pineapple is ripe -- a lot of people smell them, but you can pull out the top of the leaves. i like to do straws with the flowers and curly fruits. i've glued a twisty tie on to a flower. >> that's it? >> and put on there. stick it on there. >> that's so easy. >> and you can also make these
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cute little curls because that instantly says tropical drink, cut limes or lemons, cut the meat out and full and twist it. >> i wish we had more time. that's so great. i love what you did over here, decorated your hat and made cookies. you can find all of these ideas at www.ginateper.com. time right now, 7:28. 71 degrees on tv hill.
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>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. >> welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. >> tony has another look outside. >> it's still muggy and uncomfortable but at least it's dry. >> not luau weather. >> it's always luau weather if you decide it is. we have rain in the forecast for later today but at least in the short term if you want to sneak outside, it's just fine. cloudy skies and areas of fog in some neighborhoods. 73 degrees at the airport, 70 in westminster. the forecast today starts with clouds and fog and as we head into the afternoon, the chance for rain goes up. scattered thunderstorms later
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today, some producing locally heavy amounts of rain. high temperature, 84 degrees. we will give you an update on the tropical atlantic and take you through the seven-day forecast. >> david gregory joins us with a preview of "meet the press." how well did the republicans position themselves? >> the race is deadlocked, the president's approval rating is under 50% and unemployment up over 8%. you put those factors together, mitt romney is in the race. the republican faithful are warming up to him and overall like where they are after months this summer of being pounded by president obama and his political team really going after romney and his bain
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background and aspects of his personality and wealth that drove up his negative rating. overall, they're in a fairly good position. one dark spot was the clint eastwood moment that overshadowed the crucial hour of the convention. what was with that? is that done and over with? >> it's striking because these political conventions are totally scripted affairs and this was an off-the-cuff endorsement that went really wrong and gave the democrats a lot of fodder. it really did prove to be a distraction because people were talking less about mitt romney's message, less about his ability to connect to people. when you're putting on a big spectacle that tens of millions of watching, you don't want one of the highly touted acts to go wrong. >> having said that, the democrats are headed into their convention. what do they need to do to solidify votes? >> a couple of things.
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the president has to deal with disappointment that he's about hope and change who's more of an establishment figure and has to deal with tremendous disappointment about the state of the economy and why wawx washington can't get anything done. two, he needs to build on his strength -- whether latino votes, women, exploiting the gender gap further and identity politics could trump some of the issues we are debating about, the debt and taxes in terms of what gives the president a structural advantage in the electoral. >> do they try to silence the vice president during this convention? >> oh, no. he'll have a big platform but these are supposed to be scripted affairs. >> they won't have their own clint eastwood come out somehow. we will see. thanks, david. >> ok. >> you can watch "meet the
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press" later this morning at 10:00. >> the still ahead, animal rescue with a pet looking for a home. >> this month's issue of "baltimore magazine" is packed full of getaway ideas. >> the weather's dry, likely to change later on today. we will check the seven-day
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>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast. >> welcome back. it's 7:36. things quiet weather-wise, 73 at the airport. the humidity is way up there but at least for the next couple of hours, i think the weather will stay dry. starting in the tropics, the
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atlantic is still active. tropical storm leslie, sustained winds 70 miles per hour, about to become a hurricane. looks like it will miss puerto rico and the bahamas. most of the computer models take it east of bermuda. some of the longer range models aim it back at the new england coast once we get into the tail end of next weekend so if you have travel plans on the new england coast, pay attention to what happens with leslie. we have tropical trouble at home, the remnants of isaac drifting across the southern part of illinois. auto -- it's lost tropical features. heavy rain ahead of it, heavy showers and thunderstorms, west virginia, back into ohio, west of us right now. nothing in the radar around baltimore. light rain in pennsylvania. for the next couple of hours it will stay dry but the further
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into the day, the better the chance some of that rain will move in so if you have things to do outside, the earlier in the day you do it, the better. the possibility of thunderstorms exists later this afternoon. 73 at the airport, 63 in tauni town, 70 degrees in jarrettsville. chance for showers and thunderstorms. the best chance for rain this afternoon and this evening. if you're taking out the boat, east-southeast wind at 10, wave heights near one foot and next high tide at fort mchenry is 22 minutes after 8:00. seven-day forecast, pretty good chance for rain tomorrow, not an entire washout monday but scattered showers and thunderstorms, plenty of dry hours mixed in. 83 for a high temperature, chance for rain tapers off through the middle of the week, clearing thursday and friday and temperatures in the low to mid 80's the next five or six days.
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>> if you're not one of the 33 million traveling this holiday weekend but still have vacation days to take, travel experts say consider yourself lucky. as chris clackum explains, vacationing after labor day can save you big bucks. >> those of you planning for a late summer getaway, pat yourself on the back for being smart. after labor day has become the most pleasurable of the travel season. >> this is the time when temperatures are still nice, there are no crowds and you'll find bargains for many destinations, even in the caribbean and europe. >> in london, for example, hotels are 60% cheaper than they were during the olympics. >> we've got all the hotel buildup in london that is empty. a lot of empty rooms and good deals. >> prices at domestic destinations also dropped dramatically after this weekend. >> places like colorado, theme
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park destinations and city destinations like chicago and d.c. >> even in hawaii, luxury hotels and resorts will charge rates 40% lower than what they were last week. airfares won't be dropping much before october but the lower cost of everything else can offset that in places where there's still a month of summer left. >> still have excellent weather in the first couple of weeks in september but pricing is so much better. >> experts say post labor day travel may be more attractively prized this year due to the unstable economy. >> if you're looking for a place to travel in our area, "baltimore magazine" has ideas. the new edition focuses on fall weekends and suzanne lattermilk here with more. this is coming out just in time. >> oh, my gosh, it will be fall. we will have cool weather.
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>> weather guys say it's already fall but still when people choose to go see the leave changing colors or hiking, you have it broken down. >> we try to give them a couple of options for weekends that aren't too far away and started out with hiking in the pine creek gorge, pennsylvania's grand canyon. lots of trails to hike and bike then we went to garrett county for photographer. there are actually some people that give nature photography workshops. >> the tallest waterfall. >> muddy creek falls. it's beautiful. you can hike up to it, cascading water and great for photography and hiking around. >> something that's big is geocatching? >> oh, my gosh. i know. when i read the story, i'm ready to try it. it's hiking with prizes.
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you use a g.p.s. device and look for hidden caches and inside are trinkets. west virginia has a bunch in their state parks. >> sounds like so much fun and lots of folks like to look at leaves when they change. >> they do and right around here, you can go up to frederick county to sugar loaf mountain. you can go to harper's ferry, take a train ride in strasbourg. >> you have all these little side bifts information like where you can get your fall produce and see pumpkin carvings. >> pumpkin, whether you bake or carve, there are several farms nearby and apples and it's nice of them have corn mazes, different things, hayrides. >> big thing, back to school, back to college. you have a college section. >> it's all local colleges and try to give people insider guide
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about what's going to on the campuses. room and board, acceptance rates. it's interesting, where to eat, which is great little tidbits. >> you have a fun section, ravens versus steelers. really cute. >> well, if you haven't noticed, there is a rivalry. >> duh, right! >> ban yellow towels. >> they're just wash clothes. >> we have tips if you want to have trash talk. >> i love it. we will have to have you book closer to the time we play the steelers. suzanne, that sounds great. the september issue of "baltimore magazine." >> on stands now. >> thank you, suzanne. stay with us. animal rescue coming up with a pet looking for a home of the.
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>> good morning. big day for the orioles. later this afternoon at yankee stadium they go for a series win against the yanks, which would be the third time this year they have done so and first time since they won three divisions in 1994. they could have done it except for what happened yesterday. off to a good start, matt weiters. top of the fourth, solo shot, his 18th, made it 3-0, orioles. wei-yin chen pitched well for 6 2/3, striking out derek jeter. he had a quality start.
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usually that means a win. pedro strop came in in relief of chen, and didn't have command. walks jeter, walks in a run. game tied at 3-3. nick swisher up the middle. j.d. hardy was perfectly placed but booted the ball. not often you see often from number 2. that allowed the winning run to score. the yankees went on for the 4-3 victory. later today, the orioles can get the series win against new york. college football yesterday, season opener for the maryland terrapins hosting william and mary. good defense in this one. darius killgo. a fine defender's name. one of four maryland sacks on the afternoon. at quarterback is true freshman perry hills, his first start. 16-24, three interceptions. ivan tago from burtonsville hauled in that one. fourth quarter, maryland offense finally gets it done. into the end zone is justin pickett, a six-yard score is all they needed. terps win 7-6. the first-ever college football
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game in ireland. navy facing notre dame, an atmosphere in an historical outing. first quarter, it would go awfully well for those from south bend. george atkinson went right, left, into the end zone, 56 yards, 13-0, notre dame. navy's first drive of the second half, its best of the day. trey miller perfect throw, nice catch to sean lynch, 27-10. navy finding a way to get back into it, never happened. atkinson finished with 99 yards rushing. great trip but forgettable game for the mids. 50-10, notre dame victorious over the midshipmen. i'm pete gilbert. we will see you at 6:00 p.m. >> 7:48, 71 degrees on tv hill. we are in the 11 news kitchen for sunday brunch.
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>> we are minutes away from nbc's sunday's "today show" and jenna wolf has a preview. good morning. coming up on a sunday morning on "today," details out this morning on the raid that killed osama bin laden. excerpts from the controversial book, no easy day, by a former navy seal involved in the mission were leaked. also ahead, why are so many celebrities willing to gain or significant weight for a movie role? matthew mcconaughey is the latest to transform his body and put his health at risk for a film. a woman who claims she partied with prince harry speaks out. have you ever wondered what it's like to be a mermaid? i'm going to take the plunge and spend time at a mermaid camp to learn how to be a siren of the
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sea. all that and much more when lester and i get started on sunday morning on "today." back to you. >> mermaid camp, really? all right. time for sunday brunch. joining us is kyle from the breakfast shop. i was talking about jenna. going to mermaid camp. where are you located? >> 552 richie highway. we have been in this location for about two years and actually two weeks ago we sold our millionth egg in our new loc. >> millionth egg. >> we gave away breakfast for two for a year for one lucky customer. >> i need to know that customer. was her first time in that restaurant and she was in yesterday. >> what are you making? >> a breakfast egg roll and the neat part, it's fast and can be
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made a day ahead and it's easy to make, it just takes a little bit of prep. the first thing i do, i've got bacon and sausage cooking on the side and i'm going to scramble one quick egg and dump that in my pan. this can be done ahead of time. >> especially it's something you can give the kids as they're the door to the bus. >> sure. the thing about this one as far as children goes, it has jalapeños in it so stay away from the jalapeños. >> unless they didn't do their homework. >> i have bacon and sausage cooking so i did this ahead of time and really easy to prep. take a little bit of egg wash. i'm going to show you a quick, easy way to do this.
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you won't see this. jalapeño goes in after the egg wash. wisconsin sharp cheddar cheese. >> does it have to be wisconsin? >> it doesn't have to but it has a sharp tang. bacon, sausage, scrambled egg, and easy enough, right in. >> you can not put the jalapeño in there, right? >> you don't have to but we call it the kickin' egg roll. we tried it in the kitchen and customer appreciated the heat. first corner fold up, right underneath the jalapeño like an envelope, have the corners come in and continue rolling. take a little bit of that egg wash and glue it into the oil, ready to go. >> as you're doing that.
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we have to say you can get a of the recipe, log on to our website, wbaltv.com, or send a self addressed envelope to 3800 hooper avenue, baltimore maryland 21211. >> it's going to rain. that's all we have to say. >> that smells great. coming up at 9:00, chicken and waffles. oh, man! >> this is a wbal tv-11 editorial with president and general manager, dan joerres. >> traditionally, the first day of school signals a new beginning with great anticipation for the school year.
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unfortunately that was not the case for perry hall high school. a 17-year-old student was shot and critically injured by a 15-year-old fellow student in the school cafeteria. immediate heroic action by a guidance counselor who subdued the shooter prevented further carnage as students evacuated the building. it appeared that the school's emergency evacuation plan worked. now the healing begins for the victim and student body. increased security and counseling have been provided for students and staff. perry hall has a reputation as a top performing school and officials say they will continue to concentrate on that goal as they share concern for both the victim and the suspect. having the first week of school end with a 15-year-old student charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and first degree assault is not on the agenda for the school or their new c.e.o. dr. dallas dance. but now it is reality. one lesson for adults is that while gun ownership is a right, that comes with the responsibility of securing weapons so they are not accessible to children.
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